2022 Featherston Cup 

Teams Handbook 

 

Featherston Cricket Club - Wellington, New Zealand

1. Schedule: 

League Matches April 2,3,9,10

Finals and Semis April 23 (Reserve Day April 24, 30)

 

Featherston Cricket Club is proud to announce that the brand new cricket pitch installed at Featherston ground shall be inaugurated during this season’s Featherston Cup 2021. The pitch is turning out to be in great shape. We are continually upgrading and expanding facilities to offer a quality tournament experience each year in the Featherston Cup.  

April 2

• 8:00 AM Opening Ceremony 

• 8.30 AM First Match

• 11:30 AM Second Match

• 2:30 PM Third Match

April 3, 9, 10

• 8:00 AM First Match

• 11:00 AM Second Match

• 2:00 PM Third Match

April 23 

• 8:00 AM  Semi Final 1

• 11:00 AM  Semi Final 2

• 2:00PM Final

• 5:30PM Presentation Ceremony

Reserve days: 16,17 (League), 24 (Finals) in case any of the scheduled days are rained out.

Venue:

• Featherston Cricket ground, Card Reserve, Johnston Street, Featherston.

GPS Search: Featherston Rugby Clubrooms

 

Registration fee: 

$330 per each team to be deposited in Featherston Cricket Club account 

 

Team Uniforms:

• Teams can only wear colored uniforms (whites not allowed), and should be consistent and tidy. 

• Media and photographers will be present which will be available on the Featherston Cricket Club website and page. 

 

Conditions: 

• Alcohol and Smoke free grounds. Alcohol is available from the Clubrooms after 11am and may be consumed inside the clubrooms or on the balcony. 

• To use the Clubrooms a Vaccine Passport is required and needs to be presented upon entry.

• Please do not park inside the ground, plenty of street parking available next to the grounds in Johnston Street. 

• Change Rooms, Toilets and Showers are provided for every team.  Please keep them tidy. 

• Please place rubbish in bins provided

 

 

 

Scoring and Umpiring: 

• All the matches will be scored on Cricheroes.

• Featherston Cricket club will provide the main umpire

• Batting Team to provide one person for scoring and leg umpire 

• Scoring will be done online

Awards & Cash Prizes 

• Winning Team 

▪ Featherston Cup 

▪ $750 Cash Prize 

• Runners Up 

▪ Runners Up Trophy

▪ $500 Cash Prize 

• Best Batsman Trophy 

• Best Bowler Trophy 

• MVP Trophy 

* All the trophies will be engraved with the winner team’s name and kept at the Sports hub

Featherston Cricket Club will provide: 

• Stumps, Bails and balls per innings 

• Scoreboards and Scoring will be done through Cricheroes 

• Main Umpire 

• First Aid Certified Member 

 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Each match will be played with a White Kookaburra Crown Ball (156G). 

• Modes of Dismissals - Bowled, Caught, Leg Before Wicket (LBW), Run out, Stumped, Obstructing the field, Hit The Ball Twice, Hit Wicket.

• Spikes not allowed. 

Extras: 

• Byes, Leg byes and over throws are applicable in this tournament 

• One run and an extra ball will be awarded for a no ball and a wide ball. Every no ball will be awarded with a free hit.

 

Player Restrictions: 

Transfer of players between teams is not allowed. A player is allowed to play only for one team. 

 

Live Draw: 

• The fixtures will be done during a live draw

• The event will be live on the Featherston Cricket Facebook page

 

Schedule & Game: 

• Teams should report 15 minutes before the start of the play. 

• If any team fails to reach in scheduled time, the toss will go in favour of the opposite team and the late reporting team will lose 1 over in 1st 10 minutes, 20 mins 2 overs and they will be disqualified after 30 minutes. 

• After the toss, the fielding team should set the fielding positions immediately to avoid any delay to begin the match. 

• Teams are advised to avoid any unnecessary delay before or during the game to maintain our time schedule. 

• Organizing committee will reserve full authority to intervene in such cases off field and umpires will have full authority to intervene on field. 

• Each captain should nominate his playing XI before the toss. No player can be changed after the nomination without the consent of the opposing captain. 

• New Ball will be provided for each innings. In case of loss or damaged ball the umpire will replace the ball. 

• Umpires decisions will be final throughout the tournament. Any sort of misconduct by any players will result in direct suspension. 

• Organizers reserve the right to change the venue, date time and reduce the overs of matches at short notice. 

• A team must be ready to play two consecutive matches in a day. 

Substitution: 

• No bowler can bowl immediately after coming off the field after substitution. He will be able to bowl only after taking the field for next two overs. 

• Substitute runners are only allowed if a batsman gets injured during a particular match and will need the consent of the opposite captain.  

Super Over: 

• In case of a draw in the knockout stage of a league, ‘Super Over’ will come into play. 

• Each team will have to bowl one over called ‘Super Over’. Only 3 batsmen will be allowed to bat the entire Super Over and 2 batsmen have to be given out to end the one over innings. 

• In case, scores are tied at the end of the Super Overs, the team that lost fewer wickets will be adjudged the winner, if that’s the same then it will be another super over. 

Umpiring: 

• Umpires are required to check the pitch, crease, wickets and make sure everything is as expected before the toss. 

• Umpire’s make sure the game starts as scheduled. 

• If a game is stopped in between due to any reason, umpires reserve the right to take the decision (rain, bad light etc.). 

 

Overs & Bowling limit: 

• 20 Overs per innings.  

• A bowler can bowl maximum of 4 overs 

Power Play & Field Restrictions: 

• A maximum of 2 fielders can be outside the 30 yard circle and bowling powerplay should be 1st six overs of the innings. 

• After the power play, a minimum of 4 fielders should be inside the fielding circle. 

• Only 5 fielders can field on the leg side at any point of time (bowler & keeper are not considered). 

Point System: 

• Each team will play 2 League Matches in a Day, teams should be ready to play two consecutive matches.

• Winner gets 2 points, the team with the highest points and NRR will be in the number 1 spot after league stages and teams with lower points/NRR will be ranked accordingly.

• Top 4 teams from each pool based on the points and NRR Goes through.  Semi Finals and Finals will be played on the same day.

Weather: 

• Umpires will take the final decision to stop the match. 

• If Majority of the day is rained out it will be scheduled to a reserve day. If it rains after one or two matches in a day then the 3 teams playing on that day will be given one point each. The Organisers will have the full right to decide this depending on the situation. 

• If the whole week is rained out, or the Finals Day is rained out it will be moved to the Next Week. 

• Until and unless the team hears from the organiser teams should reach the ground and not assume that the match is called off. 

Tournament Contacts: 

 

• Tarak Buddha 022 564 0584 

• Roshan Sugathan 020 450 2000 

• Bhairav Patel 021 029 46404 

• Shane Wilson 027 285 4883

• Jack Sheppard 027 66303 85 

• Marc van de Loo 021 544545

• Ava  0210 429 967

• Nifo lli 021 232 9091